Medium: 20 to 60 cm
Hilsa, mackerel, trout, tilapia and most food fish. 44 fish.
GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldViperfish
Deep-sea fish with fang-like teeth and bioluminescent lures in the genus Chauliodus.Other · Open ocean · 1801
🇺🇸 United StatesMooneye
A family of large-eyed North American fish known for their metallic eye shine.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1819
WorldLeopard bush fish
A freshwater labyrinth fish from the Congo River basin kept in home aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesWhite sucker
A common North American freshwater cypriniform fish with fleshy lips used for bottom feeding.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1803
🇷🇺 RussiaComephorus
Two species of pelagic sculpins endemic to Lake Baikal in Russia.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1800
🇧🇷 BrazilBanded leporinus
A striped freshwater fish from the Amazon kept in home tanks and occasionally caught by anglers.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldMariana snailfish
A deep-sea fish from the Mariana Trench with transparent skin and large eggs.Other · Deep sea · 2017
🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreGoldeye
A silver freshwater fish known for its smoked culinary form.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇺🇸 United StatesWhite bass
A silver-striped freshwater fish native to North American rivers and lakes.Other · Rivers and lakes
WorldTelescopefish
Deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and an elongated tail fin.Other · Deep sea · 1901
WorldBristlemouths
A family of abundant deep-sea fish with bioluminescent organs and bristle-like teeth.Other · Open ocean
WorldLanternfish
Small bioluminescent mesopelagic fish found in oceans worldwide.Other · Open ocean
🇦🇺 Australia and 2 moreRainbowfish
Small colourful freshwater fish from Australia and New GuineaOther · Rivers and lakes · 1894
WorldTriplewart seadevil
A deep-sea anglerfish with extreme sexual dimorphism and parasitic males.Other · Deep sea · 1883
WorldBlack dragonfish
Deep-sea fish with infrared light and stalked larval eyesOther · Open ocean
WorldBarreleye
Deep-sea argentiniform fish with transparent heads and tubular eyes.Other · Deep sea
🇦🇺 Australia and 1 moreBlobfish
A gelatinous deep-sea fish from Australia and New Zealand waters.Other · Deep sea
WorldBlack swallower
Deep-sea fish that eats prey larger than itselfOther · Open ocean
WorldTripod fish
Deep-sea fish that stands on elongated finsOther · Open ocean
🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreRed-bellied piranha
A widespread South American freshwater fish known for its omnivorous diet and shoaling behavior.Other · Rivers and lakes
🇰🇭 Cambodia and 4 moreGyrinocheilus aymonieri
A Southeast Asian freshwater fish known for its suction-like mouth and role in the aquarium trade.Other · Rivers and lakes
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Viperfish: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Voyage to the Ridge 2022, Public domain, source
- Mooneye: Kevmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Leopard bush fish: Zaire, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- White sucker: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
- Comephorus: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Banded leporinus: Ltshears, Public domain, source
- Goldeye: USFWS Mountain-Prairie, Public domain, source
- White bass: Nick Loveland, CC0, source
- Telescopefish: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Bristlemouths: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Lanternfish: Emma Kissling, Public domain, source
- Rainbowfish: Eileen Kortright ( Roan Art ), CC BY 2.5, source
- Triplewart seadevil: Dr Tony Ayling, CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Black dragonfish: GM. Woodward, Public domain, source
- Barreleye: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Blobfish: Alan Riverstone McCulloch (1885-1925), Public domain, source
- Black swallower: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Tripod fish: null, CC BY 4.0, source
- Red-bellied piranha: Gregory Moine, CC BY 2.0, source
- Gyrinocheilus aymonieri: Pseudogastromyzon, Public domain, source